What is the postal code of Schwanden bei Brienz?

The postal code of Schwanden bei Brienz is 3855.

What is the tax rate in Schwanden bei Brienz?

The municipal tax multiplier of Schwanden bei Brienz is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.

How much tax do you pay in Schwanden bei Brienz?

A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Schwanden bei Brienz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).

How many residents does Schwanden bei Brienz have?

Schwanden bei Brienz has 674 residents (2025).

How many foreign residents live in Schwanden bei Brienz?

Schwanden bei Brienz has 50 foreign residents, a share of 7.42% (2025).

Schwanden bei Brienz (BE): Postal Codes 3855, Tax Rate & Population

Demographics

BFS · 2025

Women

346 51.3%

Men

328 48.7%

Children & youth (0–19)

134 19.9%

Swiss citizens

624 92.6%

Foreign residents

50 7.4%

Population density

95 pop./km²

0–19 · 134 · 19.9%20–64 · 348 · 51.6%65+ · 192 · 28.5%

Foreign residents 7.4%0%64.0%

STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.08.2026

Vote results for Schwanden bei Brienz

BFS

14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% Yes

56.5% YesNo 43.5%

14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% Yes

43.0% YesNo 57.0%

14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% Yes

43.6% YesNo 56.4%

08.03.2026Bundesgesetz über die IndividualbesteuerungFederal● Accepted · 54.3% Yes

39.3% YesNo 60.7%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Für eine gerechte Energie- und Klimapolitik: Investieren für Wohlstand, Arbeit und Umwelt (Klimafonds-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 29.3% Yes

22.9% YesNo 77.1%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «200 Franken sind genug! (SRG-Initiative)»Federal● Rejected · 38.1% Yes

37.5% YesNo 62.5%

08.03.2026Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: StichfrageFederal● Rejected · 37.4% Yes

39.4% YesNo 60.7%

08.03.2026Bundesbeschluss über die schweizerische Währung und die Bargeldversorgung (Gegenvorschlag zur Bargeldinitiative)Federal● Accepted · 73.4% Yes

72.2% YesNo 27.8%

08.03.2026Volksinitiative «Ja zu einer unabhängigen, freien Schweizer Währung mit Münzen oder Banknoten (Bargeld ist Freiheit)»Federal● Rejected · 45.6% Yes

41.9% YesNo 58.1%

30.11.2025Volksinitiative «Für eine soziale Klimapolitik – steuerlich gerecht finanziert (Initiative für eine Zukunft)»Federal● Rejected · 21.7% Yes

15.1% YesNo 84.9%

All federal votes →

Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023

SVP38.4% · strongest party

SVP38.4%

GLP13.6%

SP13.1%

FDP7.5%

EDU6.9%

sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Taxes 2026

ESTV

Municipal tax multiplier175%

Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%

175%BE range 89%220%

Tax rank 181 of 334 in canton Bern

Tax burden

Single, 100'000 CHF gross income

17'048 CHF(17%)

Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 of 2110 in Switzerland

Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF

Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF

Income tax as % of gross income

100'000 CHF:17'048 CHF(~17%)

Schwanden bei BrienzCanton range BernSwitzerland median

Show data table

Gross income	Schwanden bei Brienz	Bern	Switzerland median
40'000	10%	8.3–10.9%	5.4%
50'000	11.9%	9.8–13%	7.8%
60'000	13.3%	11–14.5%	10.5%
70'000	14.4%	12–15.7%	11.9%
80'000	15.2%	12.6–16.5%	13.1%
90'000	16.1%	13.4–17.5%	14.1%
100'000	17%	14.3–18.5%	15.3%
110'000	17.9%	15–19.4%	16.3%
120'000	18.8%	15.8–20.3%	17.2%
130'000	19.6%	16.5–21.2%	18.1%
140'000	20.4%	17.2–22%	19%
150'000	21.1%	17.9–22.8%	19.7%
175'000	22.9%	19.5–24.7%	21.6%
200'000	24.5%	20.9–26.3%	23.2%
225'000	25.9%	22.2–27.8%	24.6%
250'000	27.1%	23.3–29.1%	25.8%
275'000	28.2%	24.3–30.2%	26.8%
300'000	29.1%	25.1–31.2%	27.4%

2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 31.08.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020

Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C

Precipitation 1991–20201'602 mm

7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°

1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m

Highest point

2'347 m

Mean elevation

1'281 m

Relief

1'740 m

Mean slope

29.4°

Flat share

1.2%

South-facing

60.7%

Above 2000 m

6.7%

Relief 1'740 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026

Solar potential

BFE

Roof potential

7.5 GWh/yr

Roofs + façades

10.2 GWh/yr

≈ households powered

1'700

7 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr

BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 31.08.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2026

Tariff H4

26.2 Rp./kWh

Energy

10.89 Rp./kWh

Grid usage

11.25 Rp./kWh

Levies + grid surcharge

2.3 Rp./kWh

26.2 Rp./kWh9.6443.61

Canton median 29.35 Rp./kWhSwiss median 27.7 Rp./kWh

Network operator BKW Energie AG

ElCom tariff comparison ↗

How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2026 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 28.08.2026

Housing

BFS

Vacancy rate

0.41 %

Avg. rooms

3.4

Dwellings

485

Built before 194630.1%

Built since 200111.3%

0.41 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 31.08.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM

Major centrePT 110 min · Car 67 min

AgglomerationPT 52 min · Car 23 min

Remoteness 18/334 in canton

National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 28.08.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0

Websiteschwandenbrienz.ch ↗

Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 31.08.2026

Rankings

29

Largest municipalities674 #234 BE · #1667 CH Families & children19.9% #141 BE · #1172 CH Age structure28.5% #32 BE · #153 CH Women share51.3% #61 BE · #283 CH Foreign residents7.4% #221 BE · #1902 CH Population density95/km² #214 BE · #1504 CH Tax burden17'048 #183 BE · #1879 CH Taxes175% #181 BE Warmest municipalities7.3 °C #300 BE · #1810 CH Sunniest municipalities46.8% #38 BE · #472 CH Rainiest municipalities1'602 mm #10 BE · #173 CH Voter turnout55.1% #102 BE · #1050 CH SVP strongholds38.4% #217 BE · #742 CH SP strongholds13.1% #171 BE · #1149 CH Centre strongholds5.4% #252 BE · #1744 CH FDP strongholds7.5% #112 BE · #1649 CH GLP strongholds13.6% #21 BE · #69 CH Green strongholds6.9% #158 BE · #1116 CH Largest by area7.1 km² #189 BE · #1232 CH Highest municipalities659 m #139 BE · #670 CH Remotest municipalities110 min #18 BE · #261 CH Best-connected municipalities110 min #316 BE · #1839 CH Highest peaks2'347 m #28 BE · #277 CH Highest-lying municipalities1'281 m #33 BE · #269 CH Greatest vertical range1'740 m #26 BE · #274 CH Steepest municipalities29.4° #15 BE · #104 CH Solar potential7 GWh #256 BE · #1729 CH Cheapest electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #10 BE · #491 CH Most expensive electricity26.2 Rp./kWh #318 BE · #1609 CH

Postal codes (1)

swisstopo

3855

Schwanden b. Brienz

Localities

swisstopo · 1

Schwanden b. Brienz3855

Nearby municipalities

swisstopo

Hofstetten bei Brienz

Oberried am Brienzersee

BE · 7.5 km

Lungern

OW · 8.3 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the postal code of Schwanden bei Brienz?: The postal code of Schwanden bei Brienz is 3855.
What is the tax rate in Schwanden bei Brienz?: The municipal tax multiplier of Schwanden bei Brienz is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
How much tax do you pay in Schwanden bei Brienz?: A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Schwanden bei Brienz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Schwanden bei Brienz have?: Schwanden bei Brienz has 674 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Schwanden bei Brienz?: Schwanden bei Brienz has 50 foreign residents, a share of 7.42% (2025).

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